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MTR's HK$16.9 billion South Island Line finally opens as bus routes face overhaul

First train departing new South Horizons station packed with local residents and railway enthusiasts

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Woman killed after being pushed onto subway tracks in New York City

A woman was killed after being pushed onto the subway track at the Times Square subway station in New York on Monday, according to local authorities.

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Station to close after 106 years

Trains will stop at a 106-year-old station in Beijing for the final time on Monday next week before the tracks are torn up to make way for a high-speed rail link.

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Permanent station plans ride on mission

Nation awaits astronauts' arrival at the Tiangong II lab for a 30-day stay

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NASA to invite private companies to install modules on space station

​U.S. space agency NASA has opened its door to allow private companies to install their own modules on the International Space Station.

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Suspect arrested following possible "pepper spray" attack at Tokyo railway station

Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested a female on suspicion of assault, following nine commuters taken to hospital for smelling a "caustic" substance at a railway station.

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6 passengers rushed to hospital in Tokyo after complaining of "caustic smell" at train station

​Six commuters were rushed to hospital during rush hour on Wednesday after multiple passengers traveling on the Seibu Shinjuku Line complained of sore throats and coughing at Tokyo's Takadanobaba Station after smelling something they described as "caustic" and similar to paint thinner or another chemical, Tokyo police officials said.

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U.S. astronauts conduct spacewalk to perform maintenance work

​A pair of U.S. astronauts floated outside the International Space Station Thursday for a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk to perform maintenance work, including retracting a thermal control radiator that is no longer in use.

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Myanmar's Yangon railway station project to be launched next year

Myanmar's Yangon 2.2 billion U.S. dollars' Central Railway Station comprehensive development project is expected to be launched in May 2017, official media reported Monday.

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Blasts in Syrian coastal cities kill 74 people

​At least 74 people were killed on Monday when several bombings rocked two Syrian coastal cities, state media reported.

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​Fourth mainland firm makes ATV rescue bid

Cash-strapped Asia Television (ATV) has received two offers to provide up to HK$800 million in two days after a fourth mainland firm announced a bid to help save the city’s oldest television station just weeks away from its final free-to-air broadcast.

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Over 50,000 passengers stranded at China railway station

More than 50,000 passengers were stranded at Guangzhou railway station as snow and sleet in central and eastern provinces delayed 27 trains, a railway spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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London underground stabbing treated as "terrorist incident"

A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a "terrorist incident," the Metropolitan Police said.

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At least 30 killed in 2 blasts ahead of peace rally in Turkey's capital

At least 30 were killed and 126 others injured on Saturday after two explosions in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Turkish Interior Ministry said.

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Beijing tightens security for travel rush

Beijing strengthened security in train stations and airports as China kicked off its annual travel rush on Wednesday.

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Tender process for Myanmar's railway station expansion project in progress

The tender process for Myanmar's Yangon Central Railway Station expansion project is in progress with three developers having formally submitted the tender proposal to the Myanmar railways authorities recently to compete for the station's comprehensive development project.

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Astronauts back in space station's U.S. segment after false alarm

​Astronauts returned to the U.S. segment of the International Space Station Wednesday afternoon after a false alarm prompted an emergency evacuation to the Russian side, U.S. space agency NASA said.